1. Outside Karachi airport, police baton–charged one group of supporters who approached the VIP terminal, where Bhutto was expected to arrive after landing.

2. Charles and Camilla, who wore a cream–coloured trouser suit and matching scarf, looked relaxed as they walked along a red carpet flanked by a guard of honour into the VIP terminal of Doha International Airport.

3. To the applause of the group of officials on the apron, Nigel Turner, CEO of bmi accompanied by a delegation of UK journalists stepped off the historic flight to a warm welcome. «We look on this new relationship with bmi as a partnership,» said Mazen Khashoggi, director general of Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz Airport in his remarks at the press conference held in the VIP terminal. «The market is her in Saudi Arabia and we look to moving forward together.» Turner was upbeat in his view of the new route. «It has been a long time coming,» he said. «But in reality, we never went away.» bmi has «wet leased» airlines in the Gulf region — providing complete airline services under client’s banners. «This route has been two years in the planning and May 18 will be remembered as a historic day for bmi,» he said.